Dawn of a New Era
Globe Wireless® leads the way for marine communication as the last remaining Morse code transmitters and receivers in North America shut down.
Foster City, California, USA (12 July 1999): A new era begins at 2359 UTC today as modern technology provides reliable, low cost, and easy-to-use communication for the marine industry. Leading the way is GlobeEmail® offered by Globe Wireless. GlobeEmail is an electronic messaging system which provides Email, Fax, and Telex capabilities via a Global Radio Network® of High Frequency (HF) stations and via satellite. Over the last five years there has been a tremendous increase in GlobeEmail usage along with a steady decline in wireless Morse code transmission (CW). This trend has prompted the company's decision for the closure of CW operations at radio stations WNU, WCC, KPH and KFS, the last such remaining operations in North America.
"We are proud to be a front runner in the modernization of marine communications, stated Ken Jones, Chief Executive Officer for Globe Wireless. "The company has been a pioneer in the marine communications business, and we will continue to develop innovative ideas using modern technology to enhance communications for ships at sea."
Globe Wireless boasts a worldwide network of sixteen interconnected high frequency (HF) radio stations with 24-hour, worldwide coverage for the marine industry. The Global Radio Network provides a reliable and low cost means for communications to be sent to and from ships at sea. The company's GlobeEmail messaging system provides an easy-to-use Windows based user interface for sending and receiving messages and data files.
In May of 1999, Globe Wireless merged with Marinet Systems a company specializing in providing Email and data transfer over satellite to maritime users. This merger has enabled Globe Wireless to provide the best of both HF and satellite to our customers. Globe Wireless now offers the Globe Communications CenterTM, a single integrated shipboard system that allows the user to send and receive messages and data files via the Global Radio Network and via satellite. Additionally, the least cost routing feature of the Globe Communications Center advises the user on the most cost-effective means to send the communication. Since all communications go through one system, the company offers integrated invoicing. Shipping companies not only get a reliable system; they get a system that helps to manage and control communication costs.
Globe Wireless is a worldwide leader in marine communications. The company has modernized the use of High Frequency radio with the development of the Global Radio Network. Over the last five years, Globe Wireless has expanded its products and features to include: the Globe Communications Center, a one-stop shop for communications at sea; GlobeEmail, an electronic messaging system; GlobeTransfer, an automatic data transfer capability; GlobeCrew, special accounts for crew members at sea; GlobeOffshore, a workboat management system.
While today marks the closure of the last remaining CW operations in North America, thanks to Globe Wireless, there is as reliable, inexpensive and easy to use replacement.
